North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 122C. Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Act of 1985 § 122C-256. Capacity restoration pilot programs

(a) The following definitions apply in this section:

(b) Community-Based Capacity Restoration Program.--The Department or an LME/MCO may contract for three or more CBCRPs.  CBCRPs may be county-based or regionally based.  If regionally based, a CBCRP shall align with the State-operated psychiatric hospital within closest proximity.  The Department may consult with one or more LME/MCOs for the purposes of contracting for CBCRPs under this subsection.

(c) Detention Center Capacity Restoration Program.--The Department or an LME/MCO, in consultation and with the consent of relevant sheriffs, may contract for up to three DCCRPs.  DCCRPs may be county-based or regionally based.  All county sheriffs choosing to participate in a regional program must enter into an operational agreement with the sheriff hosting the regional program prior to referring defendants to the program.  A regionally based DCCRP shall align with the State-operated psychiatric hospital within closest proximity.  The Department may consult with one or more LME/MCOs for the purposes of contracting for DCCRPs under this subsection.